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Old Sep 17, 2018 | 02:40 PM
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I just got a LED Headlight Friday got home installed it and then went to adjust the high beam. Here's the problem, got the bike 25' feet from my garage wall, measured the height from ground to middle of high beam, it was 34", then I went to my wall measure 34" minus 2" which is 32", did my mark and went to bike start lowering the high beam and when It got about 6" from the mark the adjustment screw came out. I put the screw back in and turned it 2-3 turns, then Just put the visor back on and waited till it got dark to take a ride and see how the high beam was pointing, as I suspected it ewas shining up in the trees when I switch from low beam to high beam. Any suggestions on how to fix the light so the high beam won't point up in the trees? Would I have to get a longer screw?
 
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 01:35 PM
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Thank You for everyone's help on here that replied to my post!
 
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Old Sep 18, 2018 | 04:03 PM
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Longer screw with spacers is advised, I didn't click that this is a bagger but the technique is the same. The LED lights tend to move the filiments back a little from where the Halogen filiments sit so this in turn moves the light upward.
 
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Yeah got a longer screw and a spacer this morning. One guy said to screw both screws on the left and right all the way in and then adjust the top screw
 
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